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Harvard halts Bitcoin ETF selloff, holding $101.4M in BlackRock IBIT shares in Q2 2026.

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16 Aug 2026
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Harvard halts Bitcoin ETF selloff, holding $101.4M in BlackRock IBIT shares in Q2 2026.

Harvard University's endowment paused its Bitcoin ETF selling in Q2 2026, maintaining 3,044,612 shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) valued at $101.4 million. This marks a break after two quarters of significant reductions. The endowment's gold holdings now exceed its bitcoin allocation, totaling $171.2 million. Meanwhile, major investors like JPMorgan increased IBIT holdings, while Morgan Stanley slightly reduced theirs, reflecting varied institutional strategies amid bitcoin's price decline this year.

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Ethereum price dips below $2,500 amid inflation-driven rate hike bets and key resistance at $2,550.

Ethereum price dips below $2,500 amid inflation-driven rate hike bets and key resistance at $2,550.

Ethereum's price fell 1.22% to $2,487.51, slipping below the $2,500 mark after repeated resistance near $2,550. This decline follows stronger U.S. inflation data raising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, which increased Treasu...

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XRP could be used as collateral for institutional loans via new XRP Ledger credit models.

XRP could be used as collateral for institutional loans via new XRP Ledger credit models.

RippleX's Head of Product, Jazzi Cooper, highlighted XRP as a promising collateral asset for institutional credit using the XRP Ledger's lending architecture (XLS-65 and XLS-66). This approach would allow institutions to borrow stablecoins like RLUSD...

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Top Wall Street analysts highlight 3 dividend stocks with strong growth and steady payouts: Energy Transfer, Permian Resources, Sempra Energy.

Top Wall Street analysts highlight 3 dividend stocks with strong growth and steady payouts: Energy Transfer, Permian Resources, Sempra Energy.

Wall Street analysts recommend three dividend-paying stocks for stable income and growth: Energy Transfer, Permian Resources, and Sempra Energy. Energy Transfer offers a 6.3% yield with raised EBITDA guidance and ongoing pipeline expansions. Permian ...

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Ripple and SettleMint partner to simplify bank asset tokenization with one integrated platform.

Ripple and SettleMint partner to simplify bank asset tokenization with one integrated platform.

Ripple has partnered with SettleMint to offer banks a unified platform combining custody, issuance, compliance, settlement, and servicing for tokenized assets. This integration aims to reduce the complexity banks face by replacing multiple vendors wi...

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Ripple mints $14.4M RLUSD on XRP Ledger amid $39.4M stablecoin mint-and-burn activity

Ripple mints $14.4M RLUSD on XRP Ledger amid $39.4M stablecoin mint-and-burn activity

Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD saw a $14.4 million mint on the XRP Ledger, part of $39.4 million in mint-and-burn transactions across XRP Ledger and Ethereum. RLUSD's market cap rose to about $2.4 billion, with Ethereum holding a larger share of the suppl...

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